Staff Nurse I/II

The Montefiore RN maintains standards of the practice for nursing as defined by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice and Nursing’s Social Policy Statement. The Registered Nurse actualizes the vision, mission, values, balanced scorecard performance measures for Montefiore Medical Center. The RN participates in performance improvement/research activities; maintains professional practice standards and clinical expertise; and demonstrates leadership skills. The RN demonstrates core and unit specific competencies based on the patient population served.

EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

• New York State License for Registered Professional Nurse and current registration or valid permit to practice in New York State as an R.N.
• Basic Life Support Training
• Infection Control Training
• Associates Degree in Nursing required
• Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred
• Certification in specialty preferred
• Effective English communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to use basic data entry and retrieval systems